Poetry The Sonnet

trope

figures of speech that play with the literal meaning of words

blazon

a poetic list of someone’s admirable physical features, usually a women

tenor (metaphor)

the subject of the metaphor and its intended meaning

vehicle (metaphor)

the language used to describe the tenor

ground

the relationship between the tenor and vehicle

simile

an explicit comparison between two distinct objects or ideas connected with ‘as’ or ‘like’

connotation

the array of emotions and ideas suggested by a word

form

the shape or arrangement of parts of a text

structure

the order of words,sentences, and ideas, often evident with clear patterns

quatrain

4-lined group; there are three quatrains in a Shakespearean sonnet

couplet

two lined group; concludes a Shakespearean sonnet

rhyme scheme

patterns of rhymes: letters are used to indicate which lines rhyme;

octave

eight-lines; in a Petrarchan sonnet it form the “ proposition”

seset

six-lined group; in a Petrarchan sonnet it form the solution

volta

the turn in thought of argument in a sonnet

conform

to be similar or identical to

deviate

to depart from an established course or accepted standard

sonnet

a 14-line poem where the rules and expectations have changed over time

Shakespearean sonnet

three quatrain, volta and rhyming couplet- ABAB CDCD EFEF GG

Petrarchan Sonnet

eight lined octave, six lined seset - ABBA ABBA CDCDCD or DECDE

Context

the beloved

a person, place or thing that you fell great affection for;in sonnet, the beloved if often the focus.

unrequired

of a feeling, especially love, that is not returned

objectification

the act or instance of treating a person as a object or thing

Courtly Love

a set of rules and expectations for how to act and behave when in love

idolises: Petrarchan lover

turn the lover into an idol, an object or worship